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Top 25 Research universities based in South Korea

Name: Research universities based in South Korea
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 74 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 74 research universities headquartered in South Korea as of September 2026 and tracks 32,539 professional contacts across them, including 5,616 with verified work emails. Seoul is the largest hub.

This list covers research universities headquartered in South Korea, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest research universities based in South Korea

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 74 research universities based in South Korea, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Seoul National University	Indirect evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,931 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seoul National University, an academic community at the vanguard of leading global transformation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Yonsei University	Indirect evidence	Seodaemun-gu, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,547 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Yonsei University, established in 1885 as the first Western institution of learning in Korea, is the leading university located in the heart of Seoul.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Hanyang University	Partial evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,627 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hanyang University is a private research university in South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Kyung HEE University	Indirect evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,679 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded on May 18, 1949, with the guiding principle of "Creating a Civilized World," Kyung Hee University has stood as a beacon of scholarship and peace, creatively integrating…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	KAIST	Partial evidence	Yuseong-gu, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,534 contacts →
	Partial evidence “KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is a research university located in Daejeon, South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Korea University	Indirect evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,227 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Pohang University Of Science And Technology	Partial evidence	Pohang, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,068 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1986, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) is Korea’s first research-oriented university and a global leader in science and engineering education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Chung-Ang University	Partial evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	853 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Expecting its centennial in 2018, CAU is running toward becoming a university that excels in education and research, aiming at nurturing competitive talented people needed in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Dankook University	Indirect evidence	Yong-In, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	749 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Under the founding mottos of "National Salvation, Independence and Self Reliance," as well as the guiding principles of "Truth and Service," Dankook University has faithfully…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Chungnam National University	Partial evidence	Yuseong-gu, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	693 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chungnam National University (CNU) is one of ten flagship national universities of South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Sejong University	Indirect evidence	South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	638 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sejong University is a higher education company based out of Seoul, South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Sogang University	Partial evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	557 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sogang University, founded in 1960, is one of the top-ranked private universities and the oldest Jesuit institution of higher education in South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Gachon University	Indirect evidence	Seongnam, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	536 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gachon University is an academic institute located in South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Kookmin University	Indirect evidence	서울, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	472 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kookmin University!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Ajou University	Indirect evidence	Suwon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	435 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ajou University, established in 1973 under the motto of “Respect for Humanity”, “Truth-seeking Based on Practicality”, and “Uniting Humankind for One Global Society” is a leading…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Dgist Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology	Indirect evidence	Daegu, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	425 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DGIST is an Institute of Science and Technology established by the Korean government to benefit society through development and advancement of science and engineering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Incheon National University	Indirect evidence	Incheon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	384 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Incheon National University continues to move forward to achieve its goal of becoming a top-100 university in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Yeungnam University	Indirect evidence	Gyeongsan, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	331 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creating a better future- 3rd in the number of Ministers in the 2nd Cabinet of President Lee Myung-bak's administration - 15 congressmen in the 19th National Assembly - 2 Heads of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Woosong University	Indirect evidence	Daejeon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	321 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since its establishment in 1995, Woosong University has fostered innovative change and growth under the banner of “global competitiveness.” These efforts have transformed Woosong…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Gist Gwangju Institute Of Science & Technology	Partial evidence	Gwangju, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	268 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) is a research oriented university located in Gwangju, Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Myongji University	Indirect evidence	서울특별시, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	264 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Soonchunhyang University	Indirect evidence	South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	264 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “is a company based out of Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Chungbuk National University	Indirect evidence	1 Chungdae-ro, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	247 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chungbuk National University is a prestigious, nationally sponsored university that has contributed to social development, domestically and globally, by cultivating more than 15…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Ulsan National Institute Of Science And Technology	Indirect evidence	Ulsan, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	234 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)- VISION World Leading university to advance science and technology for the prosperity of humankindTo make the leading…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Hoseo University	Indirect evidence	Asan City, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	226 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “General Information The number of students Undergraduate students: 12,640 Graduate students: 1,339 The number of full-time professors: 389 Full-time administrators: 135 Colleges…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: research universities. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names research universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research universities. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Research universities based in South Korea at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

17.3%Verified-email coverage

439.7Average contacts per company

501-1,000Median size (employees)

31.1%Largest-city concentration · Seoul

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Korea, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Korea, over 74 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among research universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Korea whose own description of what they do matches “research universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names research universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Korea are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,616 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names research universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many research universities are there based in South Korea?

RevenueBase identified 74 research universities headquartered in South Korea as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Seoul National University, headquartered in Seoul, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research universities?

Seoul leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Daejeon (3) and Busan (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,616 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 74 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.